Nonviolent physical contact with Wookiees is unpatriotic?
Wow, and here I was thinking that the Empire was pragmatically loosening up its anti-alien policies.
I guess we can't expect much more from a society that's cut off all contact with outsiders for centuries!

EDIT: Regardless, Life Day is a primitive tradition based on old myths. I say we just find some patriotic reason to celebrate and "borrow" Life Day traditions. Let's call it "Sith Day" and treat any disagreement about the celebration as a declaration of war by nonbelievers.

"The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of individualism and free will, as if such things were solid and real instead of simple subjective judgments."
- Supreme Leader Snoke